SINGAPORE, July 4 -- A 17-year-old boy has been charged with criminal trespass and endangering the safety of MRT passengers in Singapore after allegedly climbing onto an operational train track between Simei and Tanah Merah stations - an incident that sparked concern after a video of the act surfaced online.

The video, believed to have been recorded by the teen himself, shows him walking on the track at night before stepping aside to allow a packed train to pass. He is then seen crossing the tracks in the direction of oncoming trains, prompting widespread alarm over commuter safety.

Channel News Asia reported yesterday that the Singaporean youth, who was under 18 at the time and cannot be named under the Children and Young Persons Act, ...